Chapter 902: Selling Sons and Daughters
In this disaster relief, there was no silver or food, so Gu Chengyu could only think of his own ideas.
To put it mildly, if it weren't for him Gu Chengyu, Hang Tianfu would have been in chaos a long time ago.
And the imperial court has not yet issued two pieces of silver for disaster relief, and the victims now rely on Gu Chengyu's ideas to support their daily food.
In fact, if you have to think about it seriously, Gu Chengyu is an official in Beijing, and he is not an official of the household department, so the economic development of Jiangnan has nothing to do with him.
But who told Gu Chengyu that he wanted to be promoted? These are all political achievements! So it's definitely not a wide tube.
Rubbing his chin, Gu Chengyu thought about it, the 200,000 taels of silver, excluding the transformation of the river embankment, should still have more than 100,000 taels left.
If the imperial court's disaster relief money is allocated in two, then there will be more left.
Thinking about it this way, Gu Chengyu felt that the chances of persuading the emperor to cultivate the official path were quite high.
"My lord! The court has come to the official document! Ding Sixteen hurriedly entered the room and reported to Gu Chengyu.
"Oh?" Gu Chengyu's eyes lit up, it should be that there is news about the two silvers for disaster relief, maybe those official banks are already on the way at this moment.
"It was sent by the post station quickly, and I am waiting in the government at the moment!"
Gu Chengyu strode towards the mansion, and when he arrived, he found that Guo Haoshou was already waiting in place.
"The lower official visited Master Gu, this is Wang Yicheng, who specially came to deliver the official document quickly."
After Li Taihang was imprisoned, Yingnan Mansion was temporarily unpresiding. Gu Chengyu was too lazy to take care of the affairs of the Nanfu, so he called Guo Haoshou to be temporary.
As long as Li Taixing's incriminating evidence was collected, Gu Chengyu immediately sent a letter to the emperor. At that time, the emperor will definitely send another official to take over the position of the prefect of Yingnanfu.
"Xiaguan meets Master Gu!" Wang Yicheng hurriedly saluted respectfully.
The post stations of the Dayan Dynasty were equipped with express delivery shops and delivery stations, which were used to deliver official documents, relay transmission, day and night, and delivery stations were used to deliver official supplies and military supplies.
Of course, the grain, grass and weapons that are urgently needed during the general war cannot wait to be transported by the delivery station, and the imperial court will send special officials to escort the materials to the battlefield.
Wang Yicheng took out an official document from the blanket on his chest and handed it to Gu Chengyu.
"Take this Lord Wang down to rest, the good wine and food will be entertained first, and you have worked hard all the way!"
Gu Chengyu looked at Guo Haoshou and made arrangements with a smile.
Guo Haoshou hurriedly responded, and then called his subordinates to place this person.
Since Gu Chengyu made such a show last night, Guo Haoshou and other officials have become quails in front of Gu Chengyu.
Who would dare to disobey the will of the Lord? That Shang Fang's sword sharpened iron like clay, but they were not vegetarians, and they didn't feel that their necks were as hard as iron.
Gu Chengyu returned to the study, hurriedly opened the official document, and browsed carefully.
After only a moment, Gu Chengyu felt that his head was as big as an ox. The disaster relief silver was only given to 50,000 taels, and he even asked the man to send it to him.
Isn't it enough for the emperor to think he has to do it? Can't the emperor see what happened last time?
With a sigh, he put the official document on the bookcase. It seems that the emperor is still a little wary of him!
Only gave 50,000 taels of silver, and even sent Lu Chen over, could he still reach out to the 50,000 taels of silver?
Without the 50,000 taels of silver, he could still handle the disaster relief properly, and by the way, he also created a lot of benefits for the imperial court.
The emperor also underestimated him too much, only 50,000 taels of silver, Gu Chengyu didn't care about it at all.
For this relief, he donated 60,000 taels. In this way, he still feels that he is richer than the imperial court.
Shaking his head, Lu Chen's goods came to Jiangnan, and Gu Chengyu was not so convenient to do things.
Besides, with Lu Chen's temperament to intervene in everything, those good things that can make meritorious contributions, will Lu Chen still let them go? Gu Chengyu had a headache because of this.
"How was Li Taihang's mansion searched? Is there a lot of incriminating evidence in the steward's hands? ”
The search had been going on overnight, and at first there was really no evidence. Whether it was silver, letters, or account books, etc., Ding Sixteen and the others simply turned the house upside down, but they still couldn't find it.
Gu Chengyu would not think that this Li Taixing was a clean official, and he had never been greedy for ink after being an official in Yingnan Mansion for so many years.
In the end, Mingmo found out that this person had an outer chamber outside the mansion, and the outer chamber lived in an alley not far from the mansion.
Gu Chengyu thought that the silver and incriminating evidence were likely to be in the mansion where the outer chamber was kept, so he immediately sent someone to search for the mansion.
"Just now, Ding Sixteen sent someone to reply, saying that a lot of silver was found in the ice cellar below, and the specific amount has not yet been settled. There are other benefits that will be shocked. ”
Mingmo couldn't help but think of the information narrated by the C-character junior, and her heart was hot.
He felt that as long as the adults of their family went down to the place, they could catch the big corrupt officials. It's very exciting to follow the adults.
It's a pity that the adults of his family were promoted too quickly, and all the credits were wasted.
"Lord Qiyu! Outside the city, there are many victims selling their sons and daughters. Suddenly, a guard of the C-character generation outside reported to Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu frowned when he heard this, "Let's go!" Come with me! ”
Even when there is no famine, there are still people who sell their sons and daughters!
Therefore, it is not unusual for the victims to sell their children and daughters, after all, they have no food to eat, and their children are too young to go hungry. Without the silver taels and food for disaster relief, sooner or later they will starve to death.
As for the people who bought people, they were nothing more than the big families in the city, or those people's teeth.
Some families sell their children under the banner of fear that their children will starve to death, and they are happy with their own money.
However, some people really think about their children and can't bear to starve like themselves.
Gu Chengyu went outside the city gate and saved such a family. With the money in the next few days, he will organize the victims to divert the river embankment.
As for the matter of cultivating the official road, Gu Chengyu still had to consult the emperor. After all, he is not the prefect of Yingnanfu, and he has no right to make such a big move in Yingnanfu.
Gu Chengyu walked out of the city gate and looked at the commotion in the disaster victims. Those little babies are like animals, picked and picked by the human teeth or the stewards of large families.
Some of the ragged victims were reluctant to hold on to their children, and some were happily counting the silver.
"Dad, don't sell me, I'm very obedient, I eat very little, I'm full when I drink water......"
The man's eyes were slightly red, and he looked away. If you don't sell your daughters, the whole family will starve to death. The girl went to a good family, so she could still be fed and clothed.
At this moment, Gu Chengyu looks at all kinds of life and tastes the suffering of the world.
The cries of children and fathers were accompanied by the scolding of those stewards and human teeth.
When Gu Chengyu saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel pity and deep feelings.